Of tax

Mr P’, the current boss of all that is made in Italy, is off to a good start. The country’s accounts are in a dodgy state so Mr P’s associates are making noises about necessary ‘maneuvers’ to sort the problem out.

It does not take a genius to work out that some form of tax increase is on the cards.

Stop reading, start speaking

Stop translating in your head and start speaking Italian for real with the only audio course that prompt you to speak.

Can’t our lords and masters come up with some other way of filling the states coffers? It would appear not. That would require some real genius, now wouldn’t it.

I hope I am wrong, but I have my doubts. Sometimes one misses the creative accounting of Mr B. Hey ho, it’s on with life we go.

Chad

+Alex Roe is from the UK, but has lived and worked in Milan, Italy, for many years. Alex has been interviewed by the BBC on Italy issues. He tweets news and information about Italy to over 37,000 Twitter followers via @newsfromitaly on Twitter.

When no news can be bad news

If you have read this blog before, you may remember something about my son’s ‘swollen eye’ problem. Well,

Guilty!

Our little one made a mess in the bathroom.

Was Forza Italia Formed by the Mafia? Part 2

Back in February, and after some intriguing claims by a mafia-turncoat, and the son of the late Mayor of Palermo – whose father had faced allegations of collusion with the mafia, I considered whether Silvio Berlusconi’s former party, Forza Italia, might have been the product of mafia manipulation.

Law makers and law enforcers.

The continual state of antipathy which exists between Italy’s law makers, the policitians, and the law enforcers, judges

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New Look!

I know the old Blog from Italy look was becoming a little confused, so I decided to give it a facelift. The new theme is

Saving Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s richest man and current prime minister, must be totally and utterly terrified of Italy’s forces of law and order. Such is his fear that he is going to enormous lengths to keep himself out of Italy’s courts, and, presumably, Italy’s prisons.

Bye Bye Vieni Via Con Me, Thanks Roberto Saviano and Fabio Fazio

Last night the final of four instalments of Vieni Via Con Me, an Italian television programme designed to shed some light on contemporary Italy, was shown.

Vieni Via Con Me, which was presented by anti-mafia activist and author Roberto Saviano and socially aware chat show host Fabio Fazio was watched by 8.7 million Italians lat night. In total not far short of 40 million Italian viewers tuned into this programme which risked being banned.

Rome Earthquake Fears

There is a rumour flying around the Italian web and a few doom spreading Facebook groups that Rome will be hit by a major earthquake